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Thunderbird 10.0.x < 10.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 58355
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Synopsis
The remote Mac OS X host contains a mail client that is potentially affected by several vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Thunderbird 10.0.x is potentially affected by the following security issues :- Multiple memory corruption issues. By tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted page, these issues may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application. (CVE-2012-0454, CVE-2012-0457, CVE-2012-0459, CVE-2012-0461, CVE-2012-0462, CVE-2012-0463, CVE-2012-0464)
- An HTTP Header security bypass vulnerability exists that can be leveraged by attackers to bypass certain security restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2012-0451).
- A security bypass vulnerability exists that can be exploited by an attacker if the victim can be tricked into setting a new home page by dragging a specially crafted link to the 'home' button URL, which will set the user's home page to a 'javascript:' URL. (CVE-2012-0458)
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in SVG filters. (CVE-2012-0456)
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists that can be triggered by dragging and dropping 'javascript:' links onto a frame. (CVE-2012-0455)
- 'window.fullScreen' is writeable by untrusted content, allowing attackers to perform UI spoofing attacks. (CVE-2012-0460)
Solution
Upgrade to Thunderbird 10.0.3 ESR or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-12/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-13/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-14/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-15/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-16/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-17/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-18/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-19/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 58355
File Name: macosx_thunderbird_10_0_3.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 3/15/2012
Updated: 7/14/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird
Required KB Items: MacOSX/Thunderbird/Installed
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-0451, CVE-2012-0454, CVE-2012-0455, CVE-2012-0456, CVE-2012-0457, CVE-2012-0458, CVE-2012-0459, CVE-2012-0460, CVE-2012-0461, CVE-2012-0462, CVE-2012-0463, CVE-2012-0464
BID: 52455, 52456, 52457, 52458, 52459, 52460, 52461, 52463, 52464, 52465, 52466, 52467